The_Liquid_Laser said:
They don't need to hit 150m lifetime. But the question is, "will they actually do it?" They actually don't need to sell 100m lifetime. If they discontinued the system now it will still have been a hugely profitable system. But discontinuing the system now would be moronic, because they are throwing a ton of money away. So the question is really, "assuming Nintendo is aiming to maximize profits, how much hardware will they actually sell?" Right now 150m is a pretty easy goal for them to reach. They don't have to worry about supporting multiple systems and they still haven't cut the price on their base model. The real profits are in the software, but a bigger install base leads to more software sold. They are about half way to 150m right now with no sign of slowing down. |
I Totally agree with this.
My point is 150M goal doesn't mean you commit suicide, if it does reach it while you stick to your plan (new hardware with great support) then it's totally fine, right now it looks certain it will pass Wii numbers and that's a great achievement once it happens, then I do think it still can reach 120-130M with an upgraded machine and a cut price on the base model and if it does happen then I think that's quiet an accomplishment
